Thu, 04 Feb 2010 10:17:5
Hansen Sinclair - AHN Reporter
Beaver County, PA, United States (AHN) - For a Beaver County, Pennsylvania, woman an afternoon at the movies turned out to be a little more exciting than she bargained for.
Kayla Krall, who was attending a Sunday afternoon showing of the 3-D blockbuster "Avatar," said in an interview that a woman started screaming for 9-1-1 just minutes into movie because her son was suffering a seizure.
According to Krall, she sought the theater's manager and assisted the boy as much as she could. She reportedly held the emergency door open to let in the sunlight, lessening the effects of the flashy lights and rapidly paced visuals from the movie screen.
The theater would not comment on whether the seizure was caused by the movie itself, but did say the boy has a history of having seizures, according to reports.
Similar incidents have been recorded in Japan when hundreds of children suffered seizures during showings of the popular cartoon-turned-movie "Pokemon" in 1997.
Neurologists and other experts have stated that movies such as "Pokemon" and "Avatar" can trigger seizures in some individuals due to sensory overload, according to reports.
According to reports, the boy who suffered the seizure is doing fine.
Cinemark Theater has issued passes to the moviegoers who attended that particular showing to view the movie again, uninterrupted.
To date, "Avatar," a James Cameron film, has surpassed another James Cameron smash hit "Titanic." The movie has grossed upwards of $2 billion worldwide, topping "Titanic" with $1.84 billion.
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